Charlotte

2014 Relay for Life is complete. Wow, what an exciting time we had, and what a time for reflection. Cancer Can Die! Why does the Dawes Family join with the HEARTS OF HOPE team at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event in Greenwich, NY? We Relay For Life! To ad-lib on Melissa Etheridge’s “I Run … Read more…

My mother calls and once I pick up the phone she asks, “Can you put Charlotte Emma on, please?” I call out into the depths of the house, “Charlotte! The phone is for you.” Something that I seriously did not expect to find myself saying, at least not for a few more years! She enters … Read more…

This evening I had a Daddy Daughter Date night with Charlotte, with Poppa Noel joining us at an Adirondack Phantoms game at the Glens Falls Civic Center. It was a good game and the Phantoms 3-1 win over the Albany Devils brings them to four wins in a row. We had a great time, arriving … Read more…

After some thought I am getting back into posting again. Some code, some family, some photos… but mainly just me being me. Today I had a Daddy-Daughter-Date with Charlotte. We had a great time, even stopping to buy a new fish which Charlotte named Alice.

We arrived at the Washington County Fairgrounds, just outside Greenwich, NY at the start of a glorious, sunny August afternoon. This was the first county fair that we’d been to as Four Peas in a Pod, and we were all very excited about what we would see and do. One of the first things we … Read more…

This morning, Charlotte’s Story aired on channel CW15 Albany on the Parentology with Paula show. We had been interviewed by show reporter Aliz Koletas toward the end of February, in what was a great sit down interview style recording. We covered all that we went though back at the start of 2009, just two short … Read more…

On Thursday, September 23, 2010 we all went to Crandall Park in Glens Falls to watch the balloon launch. This was a great time, and Charlotte loved seeing all the different types and colors of the balloons. Her favorite ones were the Strawberry Balloon and the Pumpkin Balloon. Here is a sample of our photos, … Read more…

On Saturday, September 11, 2010 it was a absolutely beautiful day. We decided that since it was the first day of the apple picking season up at Hick’s Orchard we would take Charlotte, as she had been asking Granny for a little while if the apples were big enough yet. Granny, Daddy, Charlotte, Aunt Judy and Rob … Read more…

Labor Day weekend was spent in a lazy way, watching movies with Charlotte and helping JoAnn with Lucy. On Saturday morning I made breakfast for the girls, and then on Sunday we went to Ridge Road Wesleyan Church to hear Pastor Dean’s message. On Monday we all spent the day in our pajamas, and … Read more…

On Thursday, August 19 we took Charlotte to Six Flags Great Escape as part of the Starlight Children’s Foundation group. This is a great charity and we thank them so much for allowing us to be part of this day at the Great Escape. Charlotte had a complete blast! Here are some videos from the … Read more…